Fox Run Management L.L.C. Makes New Investment in Copa Holdings, S.A. $CPA

Fox Run Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 6,342 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $754,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Copa by 56.1% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 340,554 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $31,488,000 after acquiring an additional 122,413 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Copa during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $12,875,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in shares of Copa by 185,488.3% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 111,353 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $12,245,000 after purchasing an additional 111,293 shares during the last quarter. Cullen Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Copa by 111.1% during the 2nd quarter. Cullen Capital Management LLC now owns 184,228 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $20,260,000 after purchasing an additional 96,968 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Copa by 585.6% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 94,361 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $10,377,000 after buying an additional 80,598 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.09% of the company’s stock.

More Copa News

Here are the key news stories impacting Copa this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research has raised multiple near‑term and full‑year EPS forecasts (several quarters and FY2026/FY2027), which supports higher forward earnings expectations and may attract value/momentum buyers.
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street price‑target activity remains above the current share price (median targets cited around the $170–$185 area in recent coverage), giving upside to investors focused on analyst targets. QuiverQuant: Annual Report & analyst summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Copa filed its annual Form 20‑F for fiscal 2025 (audited financials available). Filing increases transparency but is routine; it’s not a driver of a major price move by itself. GlobeNewswire: Form 20-F filing
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks published style‑score pieces highlighting CPA as both a strong momentum and a strong value stock — useful for some investors but informational rather than a near‑term catalyst. Zacks: Momentum piece Zacks: Value piece
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent coverage includes valuation assessments and diverging analyst views — helpful context for medium‑term investors but not a single clear catalyst. Yahoo Finance: Valuation after diverging analyst views
• Negative Sentiment: The annual Russell 1000 reconstitution/update can trigger index‑related trading (forced buying or selling by funds). Coverage flagged a valuation check tied to today’s Russell 1000 changes — uncertainty around inclusion/weighting can pressure shares intraday. KalkineMedia: Russell 1000 index update
• Negative Sentiment: Copa’s most recent quarter missed EPS consensus (reported in February), and some Zacks line‑items show small downward revisions for Q1/Q4 2027 — these mixed signals can push short‑term sellers and lower investor confidence.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Raymond James Financial set a $164.00 target price on Copa and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Copa in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Copa from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $150.00 to $151.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $185.00 target price on shares of Copa in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on Copa from $150.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $167.75.

Copa Stock Down 6.5%

Copa stock opened at $138.46 on Friday. Copa Holdings, S.A. has a 52 week low of $82.54 and a 52 week high of $156.41. The stock has a market cap of $5.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.51, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 0.92. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $135.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $125.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65.

Copa (NYSE:CPA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The transportation company reported $4.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.44 by ($0.26). Copa had a net margin of 18.57% and a return on equity of 25.62%. The company had revenue of $962.89 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $959.22 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.99 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that Copa Holdings, S.A. will post 15.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Copa Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be given a dividend of $1.71 per share. This is a positive change from Copa’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.61. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. This represents a $6.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.9%. Copa’s payout ratio is 39.58%.

Copa Company Profile

Copa Holdings, SA (NYSE:CPA) is a Panama‐based aviation holding company that provides passenger and cargo air transportation across the Americas and the Caribbean. Through its principal subsidiary, Copa Airlines, the company operates a modern fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft, offering scheduled flights that connect passengers through its Tocumen International Airport hub in Panama City. The company also offers dedicated cargo services under the Copa Cargo brand, leveraging belly hold capacity on its passenger flights to transport freight throughout its network.

The roots of Copa Holdings trace back to 1947, when Compañía Panameña de Aviación began operations as the flag carrier of Panama.